12/09/06 Cruise Continued ~ Pirating Bananas DIS Geekorama Part 2 Part 15

[MrsMork]

OY! Septic backed up into the laundry room yesterday. Called to get someone out. First fellow said $400. It is Saturday, you know. Second fellow said $300, usually is $280, but it is Saturday. Come on out!! So, DrHug and I headed out in the cold (has not gotten above 30 the last couple of days) and started digging a hole to uncover it. We are old folks! DD and DGS soon came out an helped with the SECOND hole (it's hard to remember exactly where it is ). We got it uncovered and the honey bucket man showed up. EWWW! Told DGS see this is why you need an education - don't be that man! He was a very nice fellow though and asked DrHug how long since it has been pumped. Well, uh, let me think.... maybe about 10 years. The felllow said, "you are about 6 years overdue for a family of 5." Uh, sorry, we've been busy planning Disney trips for the last 10 years. We have not had time to think about mundane things like the septic tank! Anyway, got it pumped, now we just have to go back out and undig the hole now. We undug the first hole with the dirt from the second hole.

 

[MrsMork]

DH has been looking for heating and cooling systems online. He found one from GA that needs to be picked up. I told him I could do it on my way home from FL.

Caroline, you are bad!!

 

[klineyqueen]

Brandi, she should be punished for what she did to those kids. Here was someone they trusted & depended on and that person...an adult...betrayed them. If she wasn't punished what would that teach the children?

I agree. I feel so badly for her son. It is amazing that you would do something like that without any thought of your family.

 

[becka]

OY! Septic backed up into the laundry room yesterday. Called to get someone out. First fellow said $400. It is Saturday, you know. Second fellow said $300, usually is $280, but it is Saturday. Come on out!! So, DrHug and I headed out in the cold (has not gotten above 30 the last couple of days) and started digging a hole to uncover it. We are old folks! DD and DGS soon came out an helped with the SECOND hole (it's hard to remember exactly where it is ). We got it uncovered and the honey bucket man showed up. EWWW! Told DGS see this is why you need an education - don't be that man! He was a very nice fellow though and asked DrHug how long since it has been pumped. Well, uh, let me think.... maybe about 10 years. The felllow said, "you are about 6 years overdue for a family of 5." Uh, sorry, we've been busy planning Disney trips for the last 10 years. We have not had time to think about mundane things like the septic tank! Anyway, got it pumped, now we just have to go back out and undig the hole now. We undug the first hole with the dirt from the second hole.

EWWWW is right. That sounds like one of my nightmares. Thankfully we don't have a septic tank or at least I don't think we do... Maybe we should double check.

 

[pjpoohbear]

Angie, ohhohh! I hope everyone is alright! Did you put it on your calendar to call in 2011 for a pump out, lol.

Pj

 

[klineyqueen]

We had a seriously long church service today. We are going to our friends house this afternoon to play cards. I need to take something with me...I just can't decide on what...now I have less than an hour to figure it out...I have to go.

 

[lbgraves]

I feel the same way - Jaea is being pressed to join Daisies - didn't know there was such a thing - the leader is one of the K mothers. But the meetings run until 7:30pm also - why do 5 and 6 yr. olds need to be in an activity this late? I guess they can't start the meetings until people can drive the kids to the meeting spot in the evening. BUt we always had afternoon girl scouts.

Our soccer practices were at 6pm. We were told a very short practice - at 7:15pm. I finally said this is the last 5 minutes right?

Daisies started when I was in scouts so they have been around for 20 or so years. I can't see the point...organized babysitting maybe?

 

[lbgraves]

Ok so I have had the week from you know what. So why is it so hard to understand that I don't feel like going to my SIL's today to exchange gifts? That one was sprung on me last night. Oh by the way (because you know also involved is what he is going to bring as a gift because this year I said he needed to buy for his family and of course he didn't). I was ready to scream.

Is this the psycho one???

 

[lbgraves]

Do troops meet at the leader's house anymore???

 

[becka]

Nathan is just so on top of things today. He is at the table playing with Play-doh while DD is sleeping. He keeps coming over here to show me things and wants me to "deliver" the playdoh food he is making to him at the table. After the 50th time I got a bit frustrated and told him that he needed to play at the table and that I was trying to read to plan our next WDW vacation. Nathan then told "you don't need to do that....I already planned our next vacation for Thanksgiving".

 

[Bella2000]

Is this the psycho one???

 

[Bella2000]

So much for going early and getting home right away (the Patriots are playing you know)
So he had NOTHING to bring. Of course he didn't my DH! Oh wait some tacky outfit that they would have blamed me for...I almost let that be it. So I gave him the 2 gift boxes of clothes (very nice I might add) for his baby niece that I bought before we left on the cruise. Then didn't he have the nerve to ask "Didn't you say you had something else for my mother?" I just looked at him. "No, I believe you said that you had something special for her.

Anyway there he goes again waiting until the last possible minute to go run around looking for something for his mother expecting me to bail him out. Nope. Not this time. He left to go to this store and that (nope I didn't bother telling him those store were closed because he was on a "mission". Been there dealt with that ). He came back frantic that those stores were closed. Then he asked me whether Target sold what he was looking for and I said "I did not know" "How could I not know?! You are there every day" he puffs out all worked up. he's beside himself at this point Not my problem. I reply "Gee, I've never looked to buy that there so I never noticed" (that is technically true I never have)

So he goes off on his mission.

Meanwhile back at the range....I go get all of the gifts for the 6 family members that he neglected to buy anything for and start bagging or wrapping put it in a big bag beside the door. Explain to DD what each item represents, write the names on them etc. I truly didn't want to do it. I wrote them all from our daughter which made me feel better. I place it all by the entry way so when he comes in he'll see the two shopping bags.

The brat comes home then proceeds to ask how is he going to know what is what. I patiently go through each present with each name and the contents. He starts putting them together and I say "Thank you Carla!" and he replies "Thank you"

He then asked whether I was coming. Uhm nah no thank you. I have work to finish. I don't have tomorrow off. Besides who else has experience giving people very nice and thoughtful presents and having them look to your spouse and say thank you.

 

[Bella2000]

The cool part of today - I spent a lot of time with DD and we finally played Disney Scene It twice. She trounced me the first time. The second time I won by the skin of my teeth. What a fun game! Thank you guys very much for talking about it.

 

[Bella2000]

Can you tell my sister is away I needed to vent SO badly! She loves DH to pieces. Well I do too. He just got on my nerves today and its easier to vent to people who know the person isn't a jerk just having a jerk moment. KWIM?

 

[brack]

So he goes off on his mission .......

Sounds like a typical male ..... glad I am different ..... right Honey?

Say what!

Oh well .....

 

[Bella2000]

Sounds like a typical male ..... glad I am different ..... right Honey?

Say what!

Oh well .....

Thanks Brack

 

[Bella2000]

From the repo thread:

ahhhh get certified , my wife and I are avid divers and dive all the time , mostly in Cozumel as we have interest there. but have dove alot - even dove the livings seas at Epcot and also did the Shark Feeding in Nassau ...

Hey Captain - how did we not hear that tale?! I want to hear about diving in the living seas at Epcot. How cool! Pics please!

 

[MrsMork]

Angie, ohhohh! I hope everyone is alright! Did you put it on your calendar to call in 2011 for a pump out, lol.

Pj

Well, since we plan to sell within the next year I think I will not put it on the calendar. We will keep the receipt though so that maybe we won't have to do it again when we sell. It is required when you sell unless it has been done very recently.

 

[MrsMork]

DrHug is searching for Montana property today. He found a repo that he is sending a friend to look at. Maybe we will really get this done!

 

[Jhalkias]

First I want to apologize to everyone because the pirate night group picture was just not really good. We have several shots and each have things I don't like. The biggest ones are people cut off or hidden behind others. The shots from the balcony are the best but each has someone cut out.

I tried Photostitch but it is a very weak program and only good for easy tasks. I have Photoshop CS2 on order and hope that I can merge a couple of the pictures to make one good one.

Here is the best one of the lot. Sorry.

Brack,

How can we get copies?

John1